Joshua 9:19

Bible in Basic English (1941)

But all the chiefs said to the people, We have taken an oath to them by the Lord, the God of Israel, and so we may not put our hands on them.

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Referenced Verses

  • Josh 9:20 : 20 This is what we will do to them: we will not put them to death, for fear that wrath may come on us because of our oath to them.
  • Eccl 8:2 : 2 I say to you, Keep the king's law, from respect for the oath of God.
  • Eccl 9:2 : 2 Because to all there is one event, to the upright man and to the evil, to the clean and to the unclean, to him who makes an offering and to him who makes no offering; as is the good so is the sinner; he who takes an oath is as he who has fear of it.
  • Jer 4:2 : 2 And you will take your oath, By the living Lord, in good faith and wisdom and righteousness; and the nations will make use of you as a blessing, and in you will they take a pride.

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    18 And the children of Israel did not put them to death, because the chiefs of the people had taken an oath to them by the Lord, the God of Israel. And all the people made an outcry against the chiefs.

  • Josh 9:20-22
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    85%

    20 This is what we will do to them: we will not put them to death, for fear that wrath may come on us because of our oath to them.

    21 Keep them living, and let them be servants, cutting wood and getting water for all the people. And all the people did as the chiefs had said to them.

    22 Then Joshua sent for them, and said to them, Why have you been false to us, saying, We are very far from you, when you are living among us?

  • Josh 9:15
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    15 So Joshua made peace with them, and made an agreement with them that they were not to be put to death: and the chiefs of the people took an oath to them.

  • Neh 5:12
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    12 Then they said, We will give them back, and take nothing for them; we will do as you say. Then I sent for the priests and made them take an oath that they would keep this agreement.

  • 2 Chr 15:14
    72%

    14 And they made an oath to the Lord, with a loud voice, sounding wind-instruments and horns.

  • Josh 9:11
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    11 So the responsible men and all the people of our country said to us, Take food with you for the journey and go to them, and say to them, We are your servants: so now make an agreement with us.

  • Josh 2:17
    72%

    17 And the men said to her, We will only be responsible for this oath which you have made us take,

  • Judg 21:7
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    7 What are we to do about wives for those who are still living? For we have taken an oath by the Lord that we will not give them our daughters for wives.

  • Judg 21:18
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    18 Seeing that we may not give them our daughters as wives? For the children of Israel had taken an oath, saying, Cursed is he who gives a wife to Benjamin.

  • Neh 9:38
    72%

    38 And because of all this we are making an agreement in good faith, and putting it in writing; and our rulers, our Levites, and our priests are putting their names to it.

  • Neh 10:29-30
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    71%

    29 They were united with their brothers, their rulers, and put themselves under a curse and an oath, to keep their steps in the way of God's law, which was given by Moses, the servant of God, and to keep and do all the orders of the Lord, our Lord, and his decisions and his rules;

    30 And that we would not give our daughters to the peoples of the lands, or take their daughters for our sons;

  • Dan 9:11
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    11 And all Israel have been sinners against your law, turning away so as not to give ear to your voice: and the curse has been let loose on us, and the oath recorded in the law of Moses, the servant of God, for we have done evil against him.

  • Judg 21:1
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    1 Now the men of Israel had taken an oath in Mizpah, saying, Not one of us will give his daughter as a wife to Benjamin.

  • Judg 21:5
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    5 And the children of Israel said, Who is there among all the tribes of Israel, who did not come up to the Lord at the meeting of all Israel? For they had taken a great oath that whoever did not come up to Mizpah to the Lord was to be put to death.

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    20 But if you say anything about our business here, then we will be free from the oath you have made us take.

  • Ezra 10:5
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    5 Then Ezra got up, and made the chiefs of the priests and the Levites and all Israel take an oath that they would do this. So they took an oath.

  • Judg 15:12
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    12 Then they said to him, We have come down to take you and give you up into the hands of the Philistines. And Samson said to them, Give me your oath that you will not make an attack on me yourselves.

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    28 And they said, We saw clearly that the Lord was with you: so we said, Let there be an oath between us and you, and let us make an agreement with you;

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  • Ezra 9:1
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    10 And the responsible men of Gilead said to Jephthah, May the Lord be our witness: we will certainly do as you say.

  • Ezra 9:14-15
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  • Josh 9:6-7
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    6 And they came to Joshua to the tent-circle at Gilgal, and said to him and to the men of Israel, We have come from a far country: so now make an agreement with us.

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  • Num 30:2
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    2 And Moses said to the heads of the tribes of the children of Israel, This is the order of the Lord.

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    12 Then all the people, answering, said with a loud voice, As you have said, so it is right for us to do.

  • Josh 22:24
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    24 And if we have not, in fact, done this designedly and with purpose, having in our minds the fear that in time to come your children might say to our children, What have you to do with the Lord, the God of Israel?

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    14 And the men said to her, Our life for yours if you keep our business secret; and when the Lord has given us the land, we will keep faith and be kind to you.

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    9 So keep the words of this agreement and do them, so that it may be well for you in everything you do.

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